5 Tools Under $30 Every Woodworker Needs

These are 5 must-have small tools for your woodworking shop. Most of these woodworking tools are under $30 so they are great if you are on a budget. Amazon and other affiliate links are used in this description and they help support this channel.

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0:00 Intro
0:10 Right Angle Drill Attachment
1:34 Spring Loaded Center Punch
3:03 Gator Lift
4:56 Massca Twin Jig
6:38 Swiss Army Knife
8:40 Starette Combination Square

[chrisknobloch]

I gotta tell you, man. I went into your video looking for good tool tips, but came out feeling insanely encouraged. Why? Your shirt. It grabbed my attention, I looked up the verse and got just the encouragement Jesus knew I needed today. It was awesome. (And I got good tool tips to boot!)

[timw.]

I am thanking you now for the right angle attachment advice, so after I do buy one and I finally use it I won't have to come back here and thank you.

[compunurse]

Here’s my bonus comment. The spring loaded automatic center punch is a must have forever vehicle. It’s the best thing for breaking a window if you were to be trapped need out. Conversely if you come up on the situation where somebody needs to get in a car, it’s fabulous for that as well. And all my years with the rescue squad I make sure I had one in my belt pack all the time. Just put it in the corner, give it a push and the tempered glass shatters.

[handymanhoney-do]

I do A LOT of flat box furniture assembly. I agree the 90 degree drill attachment is a key item. Same for the flexible extension. Bonus points for using “waller” in carrying plywood👍🏻

[richardfuhr]

Love my small Starrett square. Have had mine for over 30 years use it all the time.

[Ted_James]

Yep, you are right about that right angle drill attachment. I could've used one of those on a project I was working on yesterday. I'll be getting one of those today. Thanks for the tip!

[lounackman]

I love my Starrett 12 inch combination square, Heirloom tool quality. One advantage to it over the lesser brands is how easy it is to remove and put the blade (ruler) back it quickly without having to fuss to align the pin with the slot. The satin chrome finish is just so easy to read -never any glare. Wonderful tool made here in the USA .

[jksmchsicom]

Matt keep up the great videos. I am from Southwest Georgia and have been enjoying your videos for about 6 months now. I have gotten back into wood working after not having a shop for over 6 years. I have been fully retired (for the second time) now for 2-1/2 years. I have been doing volunteer Christian construction work with Mid-State Builders For Christ; Macon, Ga. since September of 2019. We just had a new 24' wide X 50' long with 10' walls shop put up. I am in the process of getting things finished up on the inside to move all our stuff, equipment, tools, etc. out of our double carport into this new shop. Can't wait! Thanks again from a fellow Christian for your great videos sir.

[dotgp]

100% on the 1st one I have used that right angle adapter for years has saved me many times

[Digidoc]

Been carrying a Swiss Army knife for YEARS! Use it EVERYWHERE!! A DEFENITE MUST HAVE !!
Starrett makes high-end precision equipment; I wouldn't warranty an engine rebuild without them!
Got the Kregg pocket hole jig 8 years ago for Christmas and I use it all the time! I need to pick up the Visegrip clamp to lock down the jig independent of the jig base.
One I didn't see but consider a must is a high quality speed square. Had the cheap ones and they went out after just a couple of years. The one I have now is heavy gauge cast aluminum and machined smooth; got pencil notches for most average sizes to speed marking full sheets.
I'm cheap; I use a 10 penny nail for a center punch. With the tip ground conical and then heat treat it to toughen it up, a light tap with the hammer and I've got my drill piolet punched.

[realreviews]

I like the little magnetic mini level that came with my lufkin night eye tape measure!

[bobby-c]

First. You are my new favorite wood worker. You’re just a genuinely good guy. I listened to your interview on Steve Ramsey’s podcast. Anyway.

I have a Swiss Army knife. My kids got it for me for Christmas way back in the early 90s. That year we went to visit my mom. She got a flat box, roll around cart and asked me to put it together. She had just a few tools in the house and exactly zero Phillips head screw drivers. Of course, that was what was needed.

Being Christmas Day, no place was open and she wanted it put together before people came over.

I popped out my shiny new Swiss Army knife and assembled the entire cabinet with that little old Phillips head screw driver.

My hand was sore for a day, but my mom was happy and that was what it was all about.

I keep a pocket knife on me at all times. I get a multipack during the black Friday sales so they are like $3 - $5 a piece. I end up losing them eventually.

Anyway, I lay just pull out the old knife, sharpen it, and have it on me

Thanks!!!

[darrinmcelroy]

Not a woodworker... yet... but I already own and love some of these tools.

Right angle driver. Got one of these when I was strengthening and redoing the the closet poles when we moved into our new house. It made screwing in the brackets under the shelf so much easier. Have used it multiple times since in other various projects around the house. I found out about it from a Steve Ramsey video.

Center punch. I picked up one of these on a whim for my model making hobby. It was not precise enough for what I needed in the application I wanted at the time, but has come in handy for jobs more in line with what it was designed for. I was glad I had one when i finally needed it.

Swiss Army Knife. I got one when I was 11. I still have that same one 33 years later. So useful. Usually not the best tool for some of the applications I have used it for, but a tool that can get the job done eventually is better than no tool at all.

[SoilentGrn]

I got that exact right angle attachment when I needed to add studs in a tight wall and as long as you hold the head FIRMLY, that thing is a total gem.

[compunurse]

That center punch is great to keep in the car. They will break a window in case of emergency a lot better than those hammer types.

[briand]

I just purchased a right angle attachment to use for some pocket holes on a step stool. So simple, and saved a lot of frustration.

[fattyfat-fat]

My favorite small tool is my 12", cut-down, Collins WWII machete crafted by some Gyrene in the S. Pacific in his "spare" time. i use it for nearly everything (just like the Vietnamese long ago taught me to do), from sharpening my carpenters pencils to settling contract disputes. Can't beat it for that "personal" work that plagues every small shop owner. Try it and you'll instantly know what I mean. 😎

[jamesmichaelwoods]

I enjoy your videos. I have a small basement shop where I listen to Christian music or sermons and enjoy my retirement. (34 years LEO) Thanks for your insights and faith

[stormdawg]

I have the same square and love it. Use it all of the time. Also have a 12” Starrett. Buy once, cry once.

[ivancarrejo]

BRO!! THAT RIGHT ANGLE TOOL IS SO BADASS!! I HAVE TONS OF TOOLS BUT I NEVER KNEW THIS EXISTED!! GETTING ONE TODAY!!